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LOT 1792
Post Saxon Decorated Lead Spindle Whorl with Runic Letter
CIRCA 1200 A.D.
1 1/8 in. (29.1 grams, 28 mm).
Biconical in form, with flat top and bottom surfaces, central perforation measuring 9.2 mm; both surfaces decorated with raised motifs including a non-standard rune shape (but similar to the Hægel rune). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LIN-5C4312.
The raised design resembles some Anglo-Saxon runes: for example, the Hægel rune with a pellet, Yr rune and others. Perhaps the motifs were designed by someone who had seen runes in a text somewhere.
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LOT 1792
Post Saxon Decorated Lead Spindle Whorl with Runic Letter
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Anglo-Scandinavian Gilt Bronze Rectangular Jewelled Brooch
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Opening Bid: £80
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Openwork Brooch with Garnets
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With eight spokes each set with a garnet cloison, radiating from a central roundel formed as an inset cell set with a garnet; catchplate and pin-lug on the reverse. 7.94 grams, 32 mm
Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
The 'spokes' and outer ring are formed in such a way as to suggest an array of birds' heads and beaks in a connected line, the cells with inset stones representing the eyes. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Foot with Mask
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
High-status finial formed as a facing mask with raised pellet eyes and arching eyebrows, triangular nose and horizontal pouting mouth; two opposing bird heads with hooked beaks flanking the brow; section of carinated footplate above. 11.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
This is the finial from the footplate of a cruciform brooch of 'florid' type, the last phase of development of this brooch type.
